Community Action to accept home gardening applications

Community Action of Etowah County will begin accepting applications Friday from low-income families to participate in its annual Home Gardening Program.

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Community Action of Etowah County will begin accepting applications Friday from low-income families to participate in its annual Home Gardening Program.Applications will be accepted through April 12.The program’s objective is to help low-income families move toward self-sufficiency through planting home gardens to supplement their dietary needs.Eligibility requirements are one person, $1,163 monthly income; two people, $1,575; three people, $1,988; four people, $2,400; five people, $2,813; six people, $3,226; and seven people $3,639 (add $413 for each additional family member).Items needed to verify eligibility are household total gross income (including Social Security and veterans’ benefits) for the month before applying, Social Security cards of all household members and food stamps/child support letters.Qualified applicants will receive a $20 voucher, which may be used to purchase seeds, vegetable plants or fertilizer from the participating vendors: Farmtown (Sardis City) and 411 Feed and Seed.The schedule for client interviews is:• Friday, Monday, Wednesday, April 11 and April 12 — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Community Action of Etowah County office, 624 Broad St., Gadsden.• Tuesday — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Sardis Senior Center, Parkway Drive, Sardis City.For more information, call 256-546-9271.

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